diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea65e7e0..8a9163b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ codespell:
   stage: build
   script:
     - apk add python3
+    - apk add py3-pip
     - pip install codespell
     - codespell *.c *.h